Have you ever wondered what life's purpose is or how we are supposed to treat others who treat us unfairly? Maybe you're wondering how to pray or what you have to do to get into heaven. With all of ...

He’s familiar yet novel, this Muslim Jesus. We almost recognize the cadence. “Blessed is he who sees with his heart but whose heart is not in what he sees.” Still, it’s off somehow, and where are ...

Author's Note: All previous volumes of this series are here. The first 56 volumes are compiled into the book "Bible Study For Those Who Don't Read The Bible." "Part Two," featuring volumes 57-113, was ...

“Comparable in importance to the Dead Sea Scrolls and of even greater significance to students of the New Testament.” That is how visiting Swiss Theologian Oscar Cullmann (TIME, March 23) described ...

(RNS) — At least a dozen churches across the country are hosting Good Friday services this year that feature seven African American female preachers speaking about the last sayings of Jesus. (RNS) — ...

When I read this passage, I’d like to hear the inflection that Jesus gave to these words. “Were not ten made clean? But the other nine, where are they?” The inflection of the words makes a ...

From a dump in Egypt to a criminal case in Oxford to a seminary in Texas, this fragmentary record of faith traveled a strange path. When he finally figured it out, Rory Crowley burst into tears. He ...

Tim Stafford interprets Jesus’ life for a new generation in Surprised by Jesus. Every era needs a writer who will interpret Jesus for a new generation. To some degree, N. T. Wright has done this for ...

A book omitted from the Bible written more than 1,600 years ago paints Jesus in a very different light. Known as the Gospel of Thomas, the ancient text features 114 sayings attributed to Jesus, ...

Jesus has been described as the best known figure in history, and also the least known. If you mentioned the name “Jesus” and someone asked Jesus who, you might blink. Or laugh. Even people who don’t ...

A recent cover story in Newsweek magazine has called for Americans to forget the church and follow Jesus. Andrew Sullivan claims that organized religion, especially the Catholic and mainstream ...

As a Western religion, Islam gives primacy to the patriarchs Abraham, Isaac and Jacob and considers Jesus to be a holy prophet. In The Muslim Jesus: Sayings and Stories in Islamic Literature, Tarif ...